Essential study skills : the complete guide to success at university /
Burns, Tom, 1959-
Essential study skills : the complete guide to success at university / Tom Burns and Sandra Sinfield. - 2nd ed. - Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, 2008. - viii, 321 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - SAGE study skills .
Previous ed.: 2003. Includes index.
1.Background -- 1.Going to university -- 2.How universities work -- 3.How to understand your course -- II.Learning effectively -- 4.How to learn effectively -- 5.How to organise yourself for independent study -- 6.How to use computers and e-learning to support your learning -- 7.How to succeed in group work -- 8.How to be creative in your learning -- 9.How to deal with your emotions -- 10.How to be a reflective learner -- 11.How to research and read academically -- 12.How to make the best notes -- III.Communicating effectively -- 13.How to become a confident writer -- 14.How to write great essays -- 15.How to write a great reflective essay and a brilliant research project -- 16.How to produce excellent reports -- 17.How to deliver excellent presentations -- 18.How to run and participate in seminars -- IV.Effective revision, exams and PDP -- 19.How to build your memory and revise effectively -- 20.How to understand and pass exams -- 21.How to make the most of personal development planning (PDP).
Whether nervous or worried about studying, this text is designed to develop potential and build self-confidence as it takes readers through all the stages of producing high quality academic work.
9781412945851 (pbk.) : �14.99 9781412945844 (hbk.) : �40.00 9781412945851 (Paper)
Study skills.
Education.
Study & learning skills: general
Higher & further education, tertiary education
LB2395
371.302811 BUR
Essential study skills : the complete guide to success at university / Tom Burns and Sandra Sinfield. - 2nd ed. - Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, 2008. - viii, 321 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - SAGE study skills .
Previous ed.: 2003. Includes index.
1.Background -- 1.Going to university -- 2.How universities work -- 3.How to understand your course -- II.Learning effectively -- 4.How to learn effectively -- 5.How to organise yourself for independent study -- 6.How to use computers and e-learning to support your learning -- 7.How to succeed in group work -- 8.How to be creative in your learning -- 9.How to deal with your emotions -- 10.How to be a reflective learner -- 11.How to research and read academically -- 12.How to make the best notes -- III.Communicating effectively -- 13.How to become a confident writer -- 14.How to write great essays -- 15.How to write a great reflective essay and a brilliant research project -- 16.How to produce excellent reports -- 17.How to deliver excellent presentations -- 18.How to run and participate in seminars -- IV.Effective revision, exams and PDP -- 19.How to build your memory and revise effectively -- 20.How to understand and pass exams -- 21.How to make the most of personal development planning (PDP).
Whether nervous or worried about studying, this text is designed to develop potential and build self-confidence as it takes readers through all the stages of producing high quality academic work.
9781412945851 (pbk.) : �14.99 9781412945844 (hbk.) : �40.00 9781412945851 (Paper)
Study skills.
Education.
Study & learning skills: general
Higher & further education, tertiary education
LB2395
371.302811 BUR